Exploring patients' perspectives: a mixed methods study on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) experiences

• Main Authors: Sophie Peter (Author), Charlotte Oberröhrmann (Author), Holger Pfaff (Author), Clara Lehmann (Author), Kirsten Schmidt-Hellerau (Author), Vanessa Brandes (Author), Charlotte Leisse (Author), Christoph Heinrich Lindemann (Author), Peter Ihle (Author), Jutta Küpper-Nybelen (Author), Anna Hagemeier (Author), Nadine Scholten (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT), an alternative to inpatient intravenous antibiotic therapy, has shown benefits in international studies such as increased patient satisfaction. Because OPAT has been used only sporadically in Germany so far, no structured result...